Intensive insulin protocol implementation and outcomes in the medical and surgical wards at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 249-256

  Chen, Helen J ^a   Steinke, Douglas T ^b   Karounos, Dennis G ^c   Lane, Matthew T ^a   Matson, Adrienne W ^d  

^a LEXINGTON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Kentucky   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood glucose; Clinical protocols; Diabetes mellitus; Insulin

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; INSULIN GLARGINE; ISOPHANE INSULIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFICACY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL WARD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GLUCOSE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 76149131329     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1M501     Document Type: Article

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